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The new 2017/18 season of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) is set to kick off as the annual MDFA Independence Day Cup is edging closer as the curtain raiser for the forthcoming season.
As it is been organized over the years, the Independence Day Cup will be played on August 14/15 at St. Xavier’s Ground in Parel and will be contested among Mumbai’s Elite & Super Division teams.
The participants from the Elite & Super Division will be announced shortly in the coming days. Elite Division side Indian Navy is the defending champions as they took a sweet revenge in the previous edition when they defeated Western Railways 6-5 on penalties to lift the trophy.
Western Railways had defeated Indian Navy in 2015 edition in a closely contested final. Both the sides have performed brilliantly over the years in the Independence Day Cup and will be further looking to strengthen their hold over the rest of the teams.
The entry fees to participate in the Independence Day Cup is Rs. 2,000. The interested clubs from Elite and Super Division are requested to submit the fee by August 10, 2017 with the MDFA.
